Mahonia microphylla is a shrub in the Berberidaceae first described as a species in 1999.[2] It is endemic to Guangxi Province in China.

Mahonia microphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Mahonia
Species:
M. microphylla
Binomial name
Mahonia microphylla
T.S.Ying & G.R.Long

The species is listed as vulnerable,[1] but its taxonomic status is uncertain with Plants of the World Online and World Flora Online listing it as "unplaced" or "unchecked and awaiting taxonomic scrutiny" respectively.[3][4]

Mahonia microphylla should not be confused with Berberis microphylla G.Forst., native to South America.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Mahonia microphylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46575A11060183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46575A11060183.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ T. S. Ying & G. R. Long, Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 37: 282.
  3. ^ "Mahonia microphylla T.S.Ying & G.R.Long". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ WFO (2023). "Mahonia microphylla T.S.Ying & G.R.Lon". World Flora Online. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ The International Plant Names Index